A bird with tiny fish in its bill.

Birds of the Seabird Institute

Meet our priority species in Maine and the Pacific Northwest.
Atlantic Puffin. Photo: Jean Hall

From Maine's iconic Atlantic Puffin to the its West Coast cousin the Tufted Puffin, from the elegant Roseate Tern to the tube-nosed Leach's Storm Petrel, our oceans are rich with avian biodiversity. Ì½»¨¾«Ñ¡ listens to what seabirds tell scientists about the health of the world's oceans and offshore areas that are important for birds.

Learn more about our priority species.